Our last monthly Litterpick of 2023. It was OWL’s Festive Fun Litterpick and some were definitely appropriately attired!
With a good turnout of loyal members we made good progress through the woods, picking up the usual sexual debris and emptying the rubbish sacks and bins we’ve strategically placed throughout the cruising area.
Having two groups working in dfifferent directions meant that we could cover lots of territory with everyone applying themselves to the task in hand.
With most of the area covered it was time for a break and for refreshments. And they were both Festive and generous! Hot drinks including mulled wine, a selection of warm mince pies and various other snacks – just what we needed on a cool, damp, morning.
Some of us had to leave. Others carried on to do the final tidying up.Finally, the sacks were placed at the roadside ready for collection.
Todays sack-count: the equivalent of 22 of our usual size sacks. Plus 31 collected by our solo litterpickers in the last month. A total of 53 for the month. That takes the total so far this year to 607 sacks – and probably a few more sacksful to be collected before the year ends. Amazing!
Huge thanks to our loyal OWLs who have worked hard throughout the year to keep the cruising area litter-free (And therefore reduce the likelihood of enforcement measures like patrols by wardens. We want good cruising to continue uninterrupted.
And a Merry Festive Season to all Snaresbrook Cruisers from the OWLs!
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No inferences should be drawn from anyone’s participation in an OWL litterpicking session.